McCarthy Drops Out of Speaker Race; Obama Gives Up on Syrian Rebels
Fri Oct 9, 2015 AT 10:12 AM EDT
In a startling about-face, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew from the race to succeed John Boehner as speaker, Newsmax reports. Republicans are now scrambling to find a new contender, such as Paul Ryan, Daniel Webster or Jason Chaffetz, The Washington Post reports.
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